Configuration Dance Theatre will hold its “Past, Present, Future” fundraiser at 7 p. m. Saturday in St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute, Cullen Center, 845 Kenmore Ave. The event includes guest speaker Virginia Johnson, an auction and a performance at 8 p. m. Tickets are $30, available by calling 883-4510 or visiting Configuration Dance Theatre studio at 230 Lexington Ave. For more information, visit www.configurationdancetheatre.org.

The “Art for AIDS Orphans” silent auction of artwork and sale of international jewelry and crafts takes place from 6 to 10 p. m. Nov. 20 in the Roycroft Inn, 40 N. Grove St., East Aurora. One hundred percent of all donations goes to the education and care of 250 orphans at Crossroads Springs Care Center in Hamisi, Kenya. For more information, visit www.crossroadssprings.org. Admission to the event is free.

The 17th annual Kevin Guest House Affaire of the Heart takes place from 7 to 10 p. m. next Friday in Salvatore’s Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Road, Lancaster. The event features gourmet foods, drink, raffles, music by Babik and more. Tickets are $125 and are available by calling 882-1818. For more information, visit www.kevinguesthouse.org.

Auditions

The Garrison Little Theatre will hold open auditions for the comedy “Animal Magnetism” at 7 p. m. Nov. 16 in the Italo-Canadian Club, 1101 Di-Pietro St., Fort Erie, Ont. Three men and three women are sought. Performances will take place in February. For more information, call Lee at (905) 246-5088 or Darka at (905) 991-8856, or visit www.garrisonlittletheatre.com. Volunteers, in any capacity, are welcomed.

Theatre in the Mist will hold auditions from 3 to 6 p. m. Nov. 21 for its upcoming production of “An Inspector Calls.” Auditions will take place in the Stella Niagara Auditorium, 4421 Lower River Road (at Pletcher) in Lewiston. Two men (one in his late teens and one in his late ’20s) and two women (one in her early 20s and one from her 40s to 50s) are sought. For more information, call Virginia Brannon at 228-1403 or e-mail virgbran@aol.com.

Calls for Works

NOMAD Art & Lit is seeking artists to donate a small piece of art for the “Give Local” event, which takes place at 7 p. m. Dec. 11 in Starlight Gallery, 340 Delaware Ave. Guests who donate $20 to City Mission will be invited to select a piece of local, original artwork to take home.

Photographs, paintings, drawings, small poetry books, jewelry, small sculptures or anything sized 6-by-6-inches or less is sought. All work should be mounted or ready to hang for window display. Work can be dropped off at the gallery from noon to 5 p. m. Dec. 1 with a show preview beginning Dec. 4. For more information, visit www.nomadbuffalo.com.

Area Artists

The third annual Spotlight On Talent was held Oct. 3 in the Historic Palace Theatre in Lockport. The contestants were of all ages and of many different talents. This year’s winners were: Tony Petrocelli, first place; Olivia Blake Goode, second place; and Eddie Reeb, third place. The judges were Mayor Michael Tucker, Damien Brady and Heather Peck.

Send submissions for Behind the Scenes at least 14 days in advance to: Behind the Scenes, c/o The Buffalo News, One News Plaza, P. O. Box 100, Buffalo, NY 14240; e-mail gustocal@buffnews.com; or fax 849-3445.

— Evonne Austin